Need list of server roles in a domain

Question

Happy early morning to ya folks:
I have a client who has literally a couple hundred servers between VM's and physical boxes. I'm trying to find out which ones specifically are configured as Application Servers but this question applies regardless of their server role. Is there a quick way
to find out what servers in their environment are a particular role (file server, app server, etc)?
Thanks!

Answer 1

Hi,
What are the operating systems of our servers? If they are Windows Server 2008 or above, we can utilize Windows PowerShell to query roles and features installed on
a server. To do this, we need to load the ServerManager Module and run the Get-WindowsFeature Cmdlet.
Regarding this point, the following blog and thread can be referred to for more information.
Checking Server Roles with PowerShell
http://blogs.technet.com/b/stefan_stranger/archive/2011/01/27/checking-server-roles-when-installing-opsmgr-2010-ctp2-with-powershell.aspx
Powershell | Get-domainRoles | remotely
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/scriptcenter/en-US/edf9188e-cf26-4a61-b7fa-8db6e62deac0/powershell-getdomainroles-remotely?forum=ITCG
Besides, regarding Get-WindowsFeature Cmdlet, the following article can be referred to for more information.
Get-WindowsFeature
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj205469.aspx
In addition, we can also try asking for more help in the following PowerShell forum.
Windows PowerShell
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/home?forum=winserverpowershell
Best regards,
Frank Shen